KAWA X20 Personal Keyboard Owner’s Manual I Thank you for your purchase of a KAWAI X20 Personal Keyboard. Kawai's X20 is a superbly engineered musical instrument designed to bring you fun and enjoyment —no matter what your level of musical experience may be. You'll have fun ag this manual helps you explore the powerful and exciting Featsees of the X20— particularly our exclusive ONE FINGER AD-LIB. To get the most from your new X20 keyboard, please read this entire manual cazofully. Should you have difficulty getting the X20 to perform properly, tum first to the “Trouble-Shooting” section (on the next page) of thie manual, If the solution is not Foui.! tis", please refer to the Table of Contents and review the pertinent section of this ins‘muction manual Have fun learning to play your X20! SS Table of Contents ‘Troble-Shentang On Your X20. Overall Diagrara and Explanati 5 uses. te accompaniment. 2 Before Using Your X20, . . # Changing Accompaniment Tempo Using ONE FINGER AD-LIB To Play Like a “Pro” Using the SYSTEM Function eon Chord Table en : Getting Started On You rd @ Selecting Sounds Selecting Accompaniment Styles... vl @ Note: ‘This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules, These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation, This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installa Ff this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the ‘equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or mote of the following measures: — Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. — Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver. — Connect the equipment into an outlet on a different electrical circuit from the receiver. = Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help, This instrument complies with the limits for a class B digital apparatus, pursuant to the Radio Interference Regulations, CR.C., 1374© ONE FINGER AD-LIB button ‘This button activates KAWAl's exclusive ONE FINGER AD-LIB feature which allows you to sound like a “pro” with the touch of a finger. © START/STOP button This button starts and stops the rhythm or automatic accompaniment. © TEMPO buttons ‘The TEMPO buttons can be used to control changes in auto Accompaniment tempo. @ ACCOMP. STYLE button This button is used when selecting from among the 50 Accompaniment Styles stored in the keybotrd’s memory. © SOUND button ‘This button is used to select from among the 100 sounds available in the SOUND LIST. @ SELECTOR buttons '2) Numeric buttons (Ten keys) Used to enter the number of the sound or aécompani ment style you want, To enter a number from 1 t0 9, just press the number you desire. The lamp beside the SOUND button or ACCOMP. STYLE button will begin fo flash for about one second indicating that the keyboard is waiting for you to press another digit. Press any additional digits while the lamp is flashing. After this one-second pause, the lamp will top flashing and will light continuously showing that a number has been selected. To enter a number between 1 and 9 without the one-second pause, enter two “zeros” before the number. For example, you would rapidly press "0-0-6" fo select sound number “6” without a pause, To enter 2 two- of three-digit number, press all the digits in rapid succession. For example, to enter sound number 025, press 2 followed quickly by 5. After a ‘one-second pause, the lamp beside the SOUND button, will stop flashing and sound 025 will be selected. To avoid the one-second pause, rapidly enter “0-2-5”. The sound 025 will be selected imanediatey. If you wait too long to enter the last digit “'S”, the keyboard will think you meant to select “2” and then changed your mind to select "5", The “005” will be selected instead of "025", BE SURE TO ENTER ALL THE DIGITS OF THE DESIRED NUMBER IN RAPID SUCCESSION by 1/41 buttons ‘These buttons are used to select the next higer (or lower) sound or accompaniment style. Pressing the +1 button will select the next higher sound or style Pressing the —1 button will select the next lower sound or style ® STEREO CHORUS button This button allows you to add a deep stereo richness tothe 20's 100 sounds, You wil ea a cick sound where you press the butions exept for the DEMO, START/STOP. and POWER buttons '@ Rear Panel ® STEREO PHONES Jack ‘When stereo headphones are connected to this jack, the sound from the speakers is cutoff. This allows you to play the keyboard at night and at other times when you might be concemed about disturbing others. This jacks can also be used to send the keyboard's sound through an external amplifier or amplified home stereo system. ee SIN E os @ DOIN ack This jack is used to connect an optional Power Adaptor (Kawai P5-123 or PS-121) (available separately) ‘Seepage 3 for special instructions if you are wing wnicesal ‘AC adaptor ov aher brand of adetor. WM Keys ors @ [c} ® Lower Keyboard (C1-G#2) These are used to trigger chord forms when the auto- accompaniment function ie selected. ® ONE FINGER AD-LIB Keys (A2-G#3) ‘These keys are used to play ONE FINGER AD-LIB phrases when the ONE FINGER AD-LIB function is selected. > OF course, the keys in the special keyboard sections named above cb funclion esa normal keyboard when al atomic slings are of Throughout this manual, the keys wilt be referred ain the following manner: C1 stands for “the fist Con the keyboard, counting from the left. B2 stands for “the second B™ on the keyboard from the left. The total range of your keyboard is Ci to C6.li Before Using Your X20 ie 1. Cautions + Do not subject the keyboard to severe shocks. + Should the keyboard become soiled, clean it using a soft, 1 Donotespese the keyboard to diect sunlight orhigh. dry cloth. IF this does not remove the stain, wet the cloth Teowerstures (ch svinaide yourcaronawarmday). slightly before wiping. Never use alcoho or thinner to lean + Do mot use the Keyboard where there is excessive your keyboard. moisture oF dust «+ Bo not allow foreign matter to enter the gaps between the + Do. not disassemble or attempt to modify the Keys or around the buttons Keyboard 2. Connecting the Power Supply ‘Your keyboard can use either your home AC posrer outlet or dry cell batteries as power source To insert batterie: 1. Turn the unit over and remove the battery cover, 2. Insert six Size C dry cel batteries. Be sure they realigned inthe proper disecion. 13. Replace the battery cover, “As the batteries bagi to ran dan, the eolume of the keyboard will decease ‘andthe sound guaity wil begin fo change or delerirat. The unit may bein to malfunction. At that Ke, you should replace al six ofthe batteries. (Do nal mic ater type for neo bateres with old ones). as this may one problems sack a5 ballery fi leakage. FRemooe Ihe batteries when nt ssing the Keyboard for long periods of ime To Use An AC Power Ouitet: Connect 4 PS-123 or PS-121 adaptor (available separately) to the adaptor terminal on the rear panel of the keyboard. Then, concect the adaptor to a wall socket. <)> een tal yous RAWAL AC der (2/500 A wih 1X20. If you decide fo use wnversel adaptor frome another manafchure, please be ‘une of the following 11) The ollage selector shouldbe set at 12-0 (2) The polarity elector mast beset lo “negatce™ (—) polarity, obherite the eyboard wil mot operate for il anon balers wail the bares re drained). (5) The adaptor mast have ales! 0.5 Arp (Al: M@ Connecting the Keyboard to an Audio Device “To enjoy listening to the sound of your X20 through your ammplified home stereo system or other external amplifier, purchase an adaptor plug or cord {with astereo phones plug on one end and connectors appropriate for your audio device on the other end) at an electrical goods store or audio pechalty shop. Use the cord or adaptor plug to connéct the keyboard's STEREO PHONES jack to the LINE IN or AUX IN jacks on your stereo amplifier or powered receiver. Be sure you set your X20 at a moderate ‘Volume level. High volume output can damage your extemal amplifier ‘or speakers. lf Protective Plastic Covering On Front Panel ‘Your keyboard comes equipped with a thin plastic covering over the front panel designed to protect pane from dust snd scratches. If you want t0 Femove this covering, caetully use a fingernail to it up one of the corners: Then, slowly peel off the covering and discard itlf Getting Started On Your Keyboard: @ Selecting Sounds “This section will show you how to select any of the 100 sounds listed in the SOUND LIST on the keyboard's front panel 11. First, press the POWER button to turn the keyboard “on”. The lamp beside the SOUND button will light. Press one ofthe keys on the keyboard. You should hear the sound which is numbered 001 (PIANO 1). ‘The volume of the entire keyboard can be controlled with the MASTER VOLUME buttons. 2. Check to be sute that the lamp beside the SOUND button is lit (if not, press the SOUND baton now). Next, quickly press“ and then “Y" with the SELECTOR buttons to select sound number 041 (DISTORTION). The lamp beside the SOUND button will flash For about one second and then recume continuous lighting. Press one of the keys on the keyboard. You should hear the sound which ie numbered 041 (DISTORTION). When you use the SELECTOR buttons to selec « two-digit or three-digit number. enter all the mumbers in rayid succession. A lewoer nutber will be entered if you take too long to enter the second or third digits. > ‘You will hear a click sound whenever you press the buttons (except for DEMO, START/STOP, and POWER buttons) 3. You can use the SELECTOR section to choose any of the keyboard's 100 sounds quickly and eacily. The +1 button adds “one” to the currently selected number, while the —1 button subtracts “one”. Look at the SELECTOR section and find the button marked +11, When you press it, you will hear a click sound and sound 042 will be selected, When you press fone of the keys on the keyboard, you will hear sound number 042 (OVERDRIVEN). Pressing the ~1 button in the SELECTOR section will take you back to sound numoer Od @ Using Hand Percussion 4 Press “1-0-0" in rapid succession to select sound number 109 “DRUM SET”. When you press one of the keys on the Lower Keyboard, you will hear the sound of the instrument pictured above that key. The keys of the Upper Keyboard will slso produce drum sounds — even though there Bre nopictures above them, The fllowing chart shows the 21 drum sounds fssigned to the Lower Keyboard ((rom Cl to G22), Note that the "EI" means the frst E key from the left side of the keyboard. "G2" is therefore the second G+ key from the left Staring with the next note (42), thesime 21 drum sounds ar assigned tothe next 21 keys in identical order. Key Trstrament Key Tnstrament 1 [Bass Drum Bi | Low Mid Tom Ce1 | Side Stick C2. | Hi Mid Tom Di | Acoustic Snare #2 | Ceash Cymbal De1 | Cabasa Dz | Hi Tom EL | Electric Snare De2 | Ride Cymbal Fi | Low Snare Ez | Hi Bongo F#1 | Closed Hi-Hat F2 | Low Bongo Gi | High Floor Tom F#2 | Open Hi Conga #1 | Pedal Hi-Hat G2 | Cowbell ‘1 | Low Torn a2 | Low Conga A#1_| Open Hi-Flat 5. Press “Sto select sound 005 (E. PIANO). ™@ Adding Stereo Chorus Pressing the STEREO CHORUS button adds a deep stereo richness to the currently selected sound, Pressing the button a second time cancels the effect. lige@ Selecting Accompaniment Styles ‘This ection will show you how to select and play any of the 50 Accompaniment Styles listed in the STYLE LIST on the keyboard's Front pans! 1. First, press the ACCOMP. STYLE button. You will hear a click sound and the lamp beside the ACCOMP. STYLE button will ight 2 Mf you press the START/STOP button at this point, you will hear the Rhythm. Pattern (Drums only) for Accompaniment Style (which we'll refer to as Style") number 001 JAZZ FUNK). Now, find the SELECTOR buttons and press the +1 button. The Style will change to number G22 (SOUL FUNK). You can use the SELECTOR butions in this way (or the numeric buttons for direct selection) to select any Style you desize. 3. Next, press the START/STOP button. A drum “Ending” which matches the currently selected Style will play to finish the song. If you want the Style to end abruptly without the ENDING, press the START/STOP button uickly two times. Using Auto-Accompaniment wm... of ql i : J tr 2 ‘The X20s auto- accompaniment (short for automatic accompaniment) allows you to create a realistic “full band” performance by simply pressing and holding left-hand chords as you play the melody. i.e 21 keys on the left side of the keybo.d (wiuich we call the Lower Keyboard) sed to play the chords which coutiol tne suto-sccompaniment 1. Press the SOUND button. The lamp beside the button “ill ligt up. Then, select a sound using the SELECTOR buttons, Let's try sound 008 (© PIANO! 2 Select a Style using the “ACCOMP. STYLE” button and she SELECTOR buttons, 3. Press the ACCOMP. button once. This activates the AUTO function, Hold down one note in the Lower Keyboard. You should hear a complete chord lay. ‘This is called “one finger chord mode”. When you have pressed the ACCOMP. button but have not yet started the Accompaniment wath the START/STOP button, any key in the Lower Keyboard. will produce « complete chord, This mode is particularly helpful when playing hymns or songs with simple chordal backgrounds, 4. Press the START/STOP button. The auto-accompaniment (Rhythm, Chord and Bass parts) should begin playing 5. Now press one or more of the keys on the Lower Keyboard, The auto-accompaniment chords will change as you press different keys. Your keyboard recognizes a wide variety of chords. See Page 10 fora chast of these chords (in the key of C) and some valuable hints for beginness, 6. Press the ACCOMP. bution again. Bass and Chord parts will be muted (only the Rhythm part will play) 7. Press the ACCOMP. button one more time. All the accompaniment parts will be restored 8, Press the START/STOP button to stop the auto-accompaniment. 9. Press the ACCOMP. button to turn off the AUTO function. When you activate the auto-accompaniment feature, the pitch of the “normal keyboard section on the right will drop by one octave for certain sounds (bass, guitar, etc), This octave shift helps keep these sounds closes to their normal sound range, even though you're playing upper-range notes on the Keyboard,@ Changing Accompaniment Tempo ‘You can use the TEMPO buttons to change the tempo of any accompaniment. The UP button causes the tempo to increase. The DOWN button causes the tempo to decrease Pressing the TEMPO UP button within five seconde after selecting a new Style will change the tempo to a factory preset rate that suits the new Style M@ Using ONE FINGER AD-LIB To Play Like a “Pro” TONE FINGER ADB Keys (ONE FINGER AD-LIB is an exclusive Kawai feature which allows anyone (at any level of musical ability) to sound like a “pro”. With the touch of a finger, you cen play hundreds of impressive ad-iib melodies with full auto-accompaniment and ‘chord progressions. ONE FINGER AD-LIB will make your keyboard immediately fun and “playable” for every member of your family (even the non-players)! ‘The ONE FINGER AD-LIB phrases are determined by the. Accompaniment Style (or “Style”) you select. For example, there are "funky" ad-lib phrases for Style umber 004 (DISCO FUNK) and some exciting tock’ roll phrates for Style number 023 (RER), How does ONE FINGER AD-LIB work? 11. Use the ACCOMP. STYLE button and the SELECTOR buttons to select a Style Next, press the ONE FINGER AD-LIB button, You will hear a click sound. 2, Now, press and hold down one ofthe keysin the ONE FINGER AD-LIB section of the keyboard (chown in the draiving at left). By holding down a single key, you can play an entire ad-lib phrase! Try other ONE FINGER AD-LIB keys Note that each key plays a different phrase and that some keys use different sounds than other keys 3. Adding Auto-Accompaniment Press the ACCOMP. button to tum on the AUTO mode. Then, press the START/STOP button. The Style you selected will begin to play. Listen closely! Notice that the auto-accompaniment chords. are changing automatically, The keyboard has been designed 30 that each Style is accompa nied by an appropriate progression of chords that plays automatically. 4. Now, hold down one of the keys in the ONE FINGER AD-LIB section of keyboard. The ad-Iib phrase will play. If you continue to hold the AD-LIB key down, you'll notice that the phrase changes automatically with the chord progression! Now hold down other AD-LIB keys and begin to enjoy all the musical fun that ONE FINGER AD-LIB has to offer. ‘5, Tochange the preset chord progression, play any chord on the Lower Keyboard. This will override the preset chord progression. Then, the ONE FINGER AD-LIB phrases will change to match your own chords IMPORTANT NOTE: Wher you turn ONE FINGER AD-LIB “on, seifc sounds wil atomically apoear on the ONE FINGER AD-LIB pleats. These are preasigned atthe factory. To select your otn sounds tern ONE FINGER AD-LIB “on” frst and th selec a sound. Your new sur wil be asiged al eloe ONE FINGER AD-LIB phrases¢ A Note About the ONE FINGER AD-LIB Chord Progressions ¢ c Fr Fy QP D7 | Di When you start the auto-accompaniment with ONE FINGER AD-LIB. tured “on’, the chord progression that plays is automatically in the key of C. For example, the progression for Style number 001 JAZZ FUNK) is as shown at left ™@ Changing Keys with ONE FINGER AD-LIB What if you wanted the chord progression for JAZZ FUNK to be in the Key of “A'? You ean change it Fellow this procedure: 1. Be sure that the ONE FINGER AD-LIB button is turned on, 2. Make sure the auto-accompanimentis stopped (use the START/STOP, Datton if necessary ) 3. Tum on the AUTO mode using the ACCOMP. button. ‘Then play an “A” in the Lower Keyboard as shown in illustration at left 4. Then, prese the START/STOP bution to start the auto-zccompani- tent Fhe chard progession wil ow be in the ey of se own are, ‘To play in the key of "G", just repeat the four steps above playing °G" kay instead of the “A” key in Step 3.@ Using the SYSTEM Functions: In this section, we will describe the keyboard's SYSTEM functions which deal with the overall control of the keyboard. The SYSTEM functions are assigned the following “function numbers” 1. TUNING CONTROL (Pitch Adjustment) 2: TRANSPOSE (To Change Keys) 3. CLICK ON/OFF @ 1. TUNING CONTROL With the accompaniment stopped, press the ACCOMP. STYLE and SOUND buttons simultaneously. Next, press the “1” (not +1 or —1) key in the SELECTOR section. Then, if you press the +1 button once, the pitch will raise slightly. IF you press the —1 button instead, the pitch will drop slightly. You ean use the TUNE function to adjust the keyboard's pitch within a range of -08 to 07. Press the DEMO button to leave the SYSTEM mode. E With the accompaniment stopped, press the ACCOMP. STYLE and SOUND buttons simultaneously. Next, press the "2” key in the SELECTOR section. Then, if you press the +1 button, the pitch will raise by 2 half step. If you press the —1 button instead, the pitch will drop by a half-step. You can use the TRANSPOSE function to adjust the keyboard's pitch by as much as one full octave upward or downward (that is, from —12 half-steps to +12 half-steps). Press the DEMO button to leave the SYSTEM mode.3. CLICK ON/OFF el You will hear a click sound whenever you press buttons (except for the START/STOP, DEMO; and POWER buttons). You can turn off the click sound if necessary. 1. With the accompaniment stopped, press the ACCOMP. STYLE and SOUND. buttons simultaneously. Then, press the 3" key in the SELECTOR section. 2, Press the ~1 button. Then, press the DEMO button to leave the SYSTEM mode. “Try pressing any buttons on the front panel. You will not hear click sound. 3. To restore the click, perform the following procedure, With the accompaniment stopped, press the ACCOMP. STYLE and SOUND battons simultaneously. Next, press the +1 button. Then, press the DEMO. batton to leave the SYSTEM mode. Now, you will hear a click sound whenever you press buttons (except for DEMO, START/STOP, and POWER butions) =9-HELPFUL HINTS FOR BEGINNERS ‘As you've studied the chord forms on the previous page, you've probably noticed that there is often more than one way shown to play the same chord. For instance, there are three different ways to play a “C Major” chord (using 1, 2, or 3 notes). Thi has been done to accommodate different playing styles and make the X20 flexible for all levels of musical ability. But if you're a brand new'beginner, the discussion of chord forms and intervals may be confusing. The quick hints below will show you the EASIEST way to play the basic chords: (1) BASIC CHORD TYPES ‘There are several basic chord types that appear in most music. Below isa lst of these chords and the way they would appear as chord eymbols in the key of C: MAJOR: GC Major, C Maj MAJOR SEVENTH: C’Major7, C Maj7, CM7 MINOR: Cin, C minor, Cmin MINOR SEVENTH: G7, C minor 7, Cenin? DOMINANT SEVENTH: o (@) QUICK CHORD FORMULAS | ‘To play any chord, first identify the “root” note. If the chord is “Fm7’”, the root note is “F’. Now use these simple formulae to play chords: MAJOR CHORDS: Play the root note only. If the chord is “G Major”, just play “ ‘MAJOR SEVENTH: Play the root note plus one note below the root. Ifthe chord is “D Maj7”, play the root note “D" plus the “C-sharp” just below it. For “F Maj7”, play the root note F plus the E below i MINOR CHORDS: Play the root note plus the third note above the root. Make sure you count black and white keys. For “Dmin’, play the root note “D” plus the third note above, which is “F”. For “Gmin”, play G and B-flat, MINOR SEVENTH: ‘This one gets tricky. Play the root note, plus the third note above the root and the second note below the root For “Dm?", play the saot note D, the third note above (F) and the second note below the root (C). If this is too difficult, just use the MINOR CHORD formula shown above DOMINANT SEVENTH: Fay the root note plus the second note below the root. For "G7", play the root note G and the second note below it (F) For “C7”, play C and B-flat. Kawai hopes these quick forslas will help you to get started. But we hope vou woa't stap hevs. We «c“rage you to study the wide range of chord forms that your X20 will recognize and learn to play them n> all keys ‘You'l find that the more time you invest in learning chorde, the more musical enjoyment you'll receive from your X20, Enjoy the “adventure” of learning music! And thank you for choosing Kavrail KAWAI eval Musial inetruments Manuteetring Co. Ltd 200 Terlima-che, Hamamatsu, Japan 9307 0W332E-6 Printed in Japan